Minangkabau music

Music of Minang is a traditional and contemporary ethnic variety of Indonesian music that grows and develops in the Minangkabau culture. Music is generally played by musical instruments such as talempong, saluang, Minang rabab, serunai, rebana, aguang (gong), gandang, gambus, and violin. However, for traditional events such as weddings, Islamic rebana or gambus are never used.

With hindsight, the beginning of Minang music has its roots, as in native folk music, including indigenous songs and Talempong gong music, Dendang as a Minang style of vocal music that can accompanied several forms of Minangkabau oral literature, such as kaba (stories), pantun, and salawat dulang. Minang music is also played to accompany various dances such as the Pasambahan dance, the Payung dance, and the Piring dance.